Archive for 2017

Matthew Brouillette takes media to task for not reporting on union use of forced-dues money on lehighvalleylive.com. Pennsylvania journalists are no strangers to exposing political corruption. From the midnight pay raise…

Larry Sand gives the latest on the Janus decision which will be argued by National Right to  Work  Foundation attorneys, and is due for a decision by June, 2018. Two months from today,…

Austin Berg shows how Illinois public sector unions use and keep their power in watchdog.org. Illinoisans are a giving bunch. But there’s a difference between giving thanks and getting played. Nowhere…

St. Paul Federation of Teachers (SPFT) is attempting to make corporate funding of schools a subject of bargaining, but the school board isn’t having it. At the same time SPFT…

RiShawn Biddle’s report continues in Dropout Nation.  Below is a partial list of education organizations which enjoyed NEA dues dollars. The biggest recipient among that group was Schott Foundation for Public Education’s Opportunity to…

RiShawn Biddle gives a report on where the NEA spends your dues dollars and forced-dues dollars in Dropout Nation.  It’s not a pretty picture. A big recipient of the NEA’s…

More of RiShawn Biddle’s report on where the NEA spends your dues dollars and forced-dues dollars in Dropout Nation. While NEA failed miserably at the national level, it spent $11.1 million…

RiShawn Biddle gives a report on where the NEA spends your dues dollars and forced-dues dollars in Dropout Nation.  It’s not a pretty picture. The National Education Association just filed…

Right to Work laws are attributed to a decline in teacher union membership, according to a 2016 survey.  Nancy Hanover has the story on the World Socialist Website.  Teachers should be free…

A study by Rice University staff concludes parents are more satisfied with private and charter schools than with public schools. Jeff Falk posted a news release on the study. Although…